Olisa Metuh’s defense counsels,
on Monday alleged threats to their lives, following a move to have former
President, Goodluck Jonathan summoned to testify in the ongoing trial of the
ex-PDP Publicity Secretary.

Metuh’s lawyer, Emeka Etiaba
(SAN), informed the Abuja Federal High Court that the lead defence counsel, Dr.
Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), and the former PDP spokesperson himself, have received
life threatening messages.

Etiaba noted that the threat
would not yield the desired result because the former President must testify in
the ongoing case.

According to him, “This subpoena
is one that has generated quite a lot of controversy, not just to our client
but to myself.

“The threat goes to the life of
the first defendant, myself and Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu.

“This will not make us change our
mind as to whether His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will come and testify
or not.

“But we shall only plead with
this honourable court to allow the make another attempt on December 11, 2017 at
serving him with the subpoena.”